Re: [californiadisasters] 1987 Whittier Narrows Quake , 10/1/2012, 7:45 am

The aftershock on the 4th killed one person.

On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 7:46 PM, scotty la rue <mr.scottylarue@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

I thought more than 1 was killed during that earthquake?

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On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:40 AM PDT californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com wrote:

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>1987 Whittier Narrows Quake
>Monday October 1, 2012

>7:45 am - 7:45 am
>Location: San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County
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>Notes:
>On this date in 1987, the Los Angeles Basin was rocked by a rather strong earthquake with an epicenter in Whittier Narrow Recreation Area and caused by the rupture of the previously unrecognized Puente Hills Thrust Fault System.
>The quake measured M5.9 and killed eight and caused $358 million in damage.
>Three days later a scary M5.3 aftershock jolted the San Gabriel Valley once again killing one person.

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